Devolution

Simon Eden, SPC Associate, on how the South needs to re-imagine its approach to devolution: Devolution across the UK has proceeded in fits and starts. Some councils and their partners embraced the process early, and came out with devolution deals... Read more →

Introduction Assembly South was part of an important new experiment in how to organise democracy effectively. It consisted of a group of 23 citizens and 6 councillors from the Solent and Isle of Wight area who met in Southampton over... Read more →

What are the challenges facing southern England, how can devolution empower local leadership to tackle them, and what do business leaders make of the opportunities offered by the government’s decentralisation agenda? Download the full report here BUSINESS is backing the... Read more →